Bill 3253

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3253
Ratification Number:            624
Act Number:                     494
Primary Sponsor:                Rudnick
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Barrier-free polling places
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   Jun 04, 1992
Computer Document Number:       BR1/1067.DW
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      Jul 01, 1992
Introduced Date:                Jan 17, 1991
Date of Last Amendment:         Jun 04, 1992
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              Jul 01, 1992
Last History Type:              Act No. 494
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Rudnick
                                Waites
                                Cromer
                                Smith
                                Wilder
                                Kempe
                                Klapman
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

 Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN
 ----  ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---
 3253  ------  Jul 01, 1992  Act No. 494
 3253  ------  Jul 01, 1992  Signed by Governor
 3253  ------  Jun 04, 1992  Ratified R 624
 3253  House   Jun 04, 1992  Ordered enrolled for
                             ratification
 3253  Senate  Jun 04, 1992  Conference Committee Report     98
                             received, adopted
 3253  House   Jun 04, 1992  Conference Committee Report     98
                             received, adopted
 3253  House   Jun 04, 1992  Conference powers granted,      98
                             appointed Reps. to the
                             Committee of Conference
 3253  Senate  Jun 04, 1992  Conference powers granted,      98
                             appointed Senators to
                             Committee of Conference
 3253  Senate  Jun 04, 1992  Insists upon amendment
 3253  House   Jun 03, 1992  Non-concurrence in Senate
                             amendment
 3253  Senate  May 28, 1992  Amended, read third time,
                             returned to House with
                             amendments
 3253  Senate  May 20, 1992  Read second time
 3253  Senate  May 14, 1992  Committee amendment adopted
 3253  Senate  May 07, 1992  Committee Report: Favorable     11
                             with amendment
 3253  Senate  May 01, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    11
                             referred to Committee
 3253  House   Apr 30, 1991  Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
 3253  House   Apr 25, 1991  Read second time
 3253  House   Apr 17, 1991  Committee Report: Favorable     25
 3253  House   Jan 17, 1991  Introduced, read first time,    25
                             referred to Committee

(A494, R624, H3253)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 7-7-990, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BARRIER-FREE POLLING PLACES FOR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED ELECTORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ELECTOR WHO IS PERMANENTLY HANDICAPPED IS NOT REQUIRED TO REREGISTER IN ORDER TO VOTE AT THE BARRIER-FREE POLLING PLACE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Barrier-free polling places

SECTION 1. Section 7-7-990A(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(2) Elector has applied in writing to and obtained from the county board of registration thirty days before the election a voting registration transfer authorizing the elector to vote at the county barrier-free polling place. An elector whose physical handicap, as defined in item (1) of this subsection, is permanent, as certified by a licensed physician, is not required to register once he has done so initially under the provisions of this item."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This section takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 1st day of July, 1992.